What Teens Want from Their Schools: A National Survey of High School Student Engagement

Autor/inn/en	Geraci, John; Palmerini, Maureen; Cirillo, Pat; McDougald, Victoria
Institution	Thomas B. Fordham Institute; Walton Family Foundation
Titel	What Teens Want from Their Schools: A National Survey of High School Student Engagement
Quelle	(2017), (84 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	High School Students; Learner Engagement; Student Motivation; Student Characteristics; Student Attitudes; Student Behavior; Psychological Patterns; Student Participation; Teacher Student Relationship; Student School Relationship; National Surveys; Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Schulische Motivation; Schülerverhalten; Student behaviour; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Unterscheiden
Abstract	Improving students' engagement--or involvement in and enthusiasm for school--has long been the focus of many school reform efforts, and for good reason: Half of high school students who consider dropping out cite lack of such engagement with the school as a primary reason, and 42 percent report that they didn't see value in the schoolwork they were asked to do. While it's clear that student engagement and academic achievement are closely linked, many engagement strategies assume that all students are similarly motivated to do their best. Some of these strategies therefore focus on more quality interactions between teacher and student; hands-on, problem-based learning; the "relevant" application of content to real-life scenarios; and various uses of technology meant to make learning more enjoyable or "connected." This study attempts to characterize and quantify such differences by examining what motivates high school students to engage in school. While there are many ways to explore student engagement, analysts used proven methods of market research to identify student "segments" and the characteristics that their members have in common. Specifically, we sought to determine whether American high schoolers could be grouped into distinguishable segments that share common sets of behaviors, perceptions, and emotions that define what "being engaged in school" means to them. [Foreword and Executive Summary by Amber M. Northern and Michael J. Petrilli. Additional support by the American Federation for Children Growth Fund.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01